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'Some' missing Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after Boko Haram attack
AFP, Published on 22/02/2018
» DAMATURU, Nigeria: The families of dozens of girls missing for several days after a Boko Haram attack on their school in northeast Nigeria on Thursday faced an anxious wait for their return after confirmation some had been rescued.
Trump meets shooting survivors, suggests arming teachers
AFP, Published on 22/02/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump floated the idea of arming teachers and promised more stringent background checks on gun owners as he hosted an emotional meeting Wednesday with students who survived last week's mass shooting at a Florida school.
More than 100 girls 'missing' after Boko Haram school attack
AFP, Published on 22/02/2018
» DAMATURU (NIGERIA) - More than 100 girls were missing on Wednesday, police said, two days after a Boko Haram attack on their school in northeast Nigeria that has raised fears of a repeat of the 2014 Chibok kidnapping that shocked the world.
Florida students turn up heat on lawmakers for gun action
AFP, Published on 22/02/2018
» TALLAHASSEE (UNITED STATES) - Student survivors of the Florida school shooting that saw 17 people killed in a hail of bullets last week descended on the state capital Wednesday to ramp up the pressure on lawmakers to enact tougher gun control measures.
Influential US preacher Billy Graham dies at 99
AFP, Published on 21/02/2018
» WASHINGTON: Reverend Billy Graham, the influential Southern preacher who became a spiritual advisor to several US presidents and millions of Americans via their television sets, has died, his family said Wednesday. He was 99.
For global water crisis, climate may be the last straw
AFP, Published on 21/02/2018
» PARIS - Before man-made climate change kicked in -- and well before "Day Zero" in Cape Town, where taps may run dry in early May -- the global water crisis was upon us.
Peru court orders Fujimori tried for 1992 mass killing: official
AFP, Published on 20/02/2018
» LIMA: A Peruvian court ordered former president Alberto Fujimori on Monday to stand trial for the 1992 killings of six farmers, arguing that he lacks immunity despite a recent pardon for a different crime.
'Senator Tammy' still breaking barriers
Associated Press, Published on 19/02/2018
» WASHINGTON: Breaking down barriers is nothing new for Senator Tammy Duckworth, and that's the way she likes it.
US firearms 'debate' rages over school shooting
Associated Press, Published on 19/02/2018
» PARKLAND, Florida - Pressure is growing for tougher gun-control laws after a mass shooting at a Florida high school, with thousands of angry protesters at state rallies demanding immediate action from lawmakers, and more demonstrations planned across the country in the weeks ahead.
18 killed in massive explosion at Indian wedding: official
AFP, Published on 18/02/2018
» Ajmer, India: Rescuers discovered nine more bodies Sunday beneath the ruins of an Indian hotel, bringing the known death toll from an explosion which tore through a wedding party to 18, an official said.